Letter-folder.



R. B. TAYLOR.

l LETTER FOLDER. APPLicATloN FILED JULY 22.1916.

1,237,583. PatentedAug. 21,1917.

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LETTER-FOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

Application led July 22, 1916. Serial No. 110,695.

To all whom z' may concern: f

Beit known that I, ROLAND BAXTER TAY- LoR, a citizen of the Dominion ofCanada, and a resident of Melville, Province of Saskatchewan, Dominionof Canada, have invented a new and Improved Letter-Folder, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to filing devices and particularly to a letterfile or folder, and has for an object the provision of an improvedarrangement which may receive one or a large number of letters and holdthe same in proper assembled condition while the folder is in use orafter the folder has been placed in a file cabinet.

Another object in View is to provide a folder formed with an index taband means for receiving transfer slips, the arrangement being such thatloose letters may be held in the folder or assembled letters heldtherein by said slips.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of a folderdisclosing an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view through Fig. 1 on line 2-2, anumber of sheets being shown in connection therewith;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view through Fig. 1 on line 3 3;

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a protecting clamp embodyingcertain features of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one end of a slightly modifiedform of holder.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a metalplate which is preferably provided with a rounded lower edge 2, saidplate being covered by a backing 3 of strong light paper, which papereX- tends around and forms the front cover 4. It is of course understoodthat leather, cloth or other covering material could be used as asubstitute, though for cheapness and ordinary use a good quality oflight paper would be sufficient. In forming. the back 3 the same isprovided with extending members surrounding the extension 5 of the plate1, which extension is intended to receive a transparent clasp orcontainer 6 which may be formed of Celluloid or other suitable materialbent around the extension 5 as shown in Fig. 1 so as to hold in place asuitable card having a legend thereon. In order that the card may notfall out of the clasp or con tainer the clasp is formed with a bent-insection or bead 7 which acts as a bottom for the container and supportsthe card containing the legend. It will be observed that the legend isproperly protected and is held above the remaining part of the folder sothat when the folder or letter holder is placed in a cabinet'the legendmay be readily observed at any time.

` In pasting the back 3 on the metal plate 1 part is left unpasted so asto receive the spurs or projections 8 and 9 of the respective'transferclips 10 and 11. These transfer clips are provided with flaps l2 and 13to which may be pasted any desired number of sheets 14, said sheetsbeing letters or record sheets of any kind, as for instance, salesslips. When one or more sheets have been pasted in either of the liaps12 or 13 the transfer clip is then placed in position, as shown in Fig.2, and then the sheets folded into the folder. If it is not desired topaste the letters to these transfer clips the clips may be omitted andthe letters placed loosely in the folder, or one or more sets of clipsmaybe used and the loose letters arranged in the folder inv addition.The trans- -fer clips 10 and 11 are preferably made from some goodquality of cardboard or comparatively thin strong paper which will havesufficient body for being properly held in position and for holding thesales slips or other sheets of paper connected thereto.

In Fig. 4 is seen a slightly modied form of the invention in which twopockets 15 and 16 are provided on the side for receiving the members 17and 18, which members are formed with turned-over flaps or ends 19 and20, respectively. These ends overlap the respective members 17 and 18 sothat letters and other papers may be properly held in position for thefull width of the folder. In addition to the two pockets 15 and 16, ifdesired a number of pockets 21 may be provided at the upper edge and thefront member 4 eliminated.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, a member folded for producinga front and back member designed to receive sheets, one of said membershaving a projection, and a transparent clasp fitting around saidprojection, said transparent clasp being formed with a curved bead foracting as a bottom, said clasp being adapted to receive a legend movablemeans for holding sets of sheets4- in position between said coveringmember and said plate.

8. In ay device of the character described, means creased centrally forproducing a front and back member, andtransfer clips removably connectedwith said back member, said transfer clips being formed with flaps forreceiving sheets to be filed.

4;., In a folder for receiving accounting sheets, means defining a frontand a back hinged together, said back being provided with pockets,transfer clips having projections extending into said pockets andprovided with flaps for receiving sheets adapted to be positionedbetween said frontv and back while the projections are in said pocket.

5. In a device of the character described, a stiifening plate, a coverfor said stiftening plate formed with an extension acting as a vfrontsheet, said covering being secured to. said stiening plate except at twopoints adjacent the opposite ends whereby pockets are provided, and atransfer clip for each of said pockets, said transfer clips comprising aprojection fitting in said pockets, a body and a flap extending fromsaid body, said flap extending substantially parallel with the end ofthe stiffening plate and arranged to receive record sheets which maybearranged between said stiffening sheet and said front member.

ROLAND BAXTER TAYLOR.

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Washington, D. C.

